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HEARTSTOPPER FIVE IS SO GOOD!!!! NICK AND CHARLIE R SO CUTE, I LOVE THEM SO SO MUCH

heartstopper | s03e08

I love them so much 😭😭😭

here goes the tears again

sometimes there are scenes that are for comic fans and comic fans only in the show and this is 10000% one of them 🥹🍂

I really want a Nick Nelson hug...

Babies 🥹🍂

Oh to be adored and loved by Nick Nelson.

I wanted to add to this with my experience as a gay teenager who fell in love with a perceived straight guy:

I’m a Charlie kinnie so I can confirm: THATS HOW IT FEELS TO FALL FOR A ‘STRAIGHT’ GUY!!

I was so amazed with him, he was the center of my thoughts most of the time but at the same time I felt so sad. It’s such a strange feeling, loving someone more than I could allow myself to show. I didn’t want to make him uncomfortable, and I was scared to lose him because I loved him so much.

I wanted to be around him all the time, I longed for him to feel the same but knew in the back of my mind he would never. but like charlie, I was wrong.

For Charlie the moment that ‘changed the friendship to something else’ was the scene at the party where they kissed, and later had a talk about it

For me it was pulling him aside from our friend group and telling him about my feelings, it was when I knew things were going to change between us, for the better or for the worst. After a couple of weeks and some dates he officially became my boyfriend and we kissed.

It may have been an opposite progression from the show but It was still very similar (for my story it might’ve taken longer but it’s still similar)

There are other things that are different, such as the progression of the friendship and relationship and the showing of affection but all in all it’s very similar, and I find comfort in finally seeing representation on how young gay romance actually is, because there’s very little out there that actually got the point of how it is.

For anyone wondering; I’ve known him as a friend for more than a year and we’ve been dating officially for abt 2 and a half months and no, he’s not straight, and yes he started questioning his sexuality at about the same time he met me (which I’m not saying is connected but….)

I love him very much and hope we stay together because honestly I’ve never felt this way towards anyone else, but I am young so idk what’ll happen :/

I think we all agree that Heartstopper is amazing, both cinematic and story wise. But in my opinion one of the greatest things it accomplished is portraying pure, romantic love. Of course like most people that watched the show I felt incredibly lonely after, but I also felt at peace for the first time in forever. Somehow, I was always scared of falling in love because most relationships portrayed in the media focus on the physical and sexual aspect, which sometimes makes you forget that love is so much more.

Heartstopper managed to make me want to fall in love again and I love the show all the more for it.

between showing nick how to play the drums, helping him do homework, initiating both the first kiss AND the kiss in the rain, i feel like charlie isn’t given enough credit for being very confident and smooth without even realizing

i mean he got a popular rugby jock falling head over heels for him. if that’s not gay icon behavior then i don’t know what is

As a fan of heartstopper who is also a lesbian I hate how people keep painting the narrative that the show is bad representatiom because its not "gritty"enough or that its made for the straights. First off Heartstopper deals with some very serious topics; Charlie was accidently outed by Tao and got bullied to the point he developed an eating disorder, Nick is constantly battling biphobia, Elle was bullied for years while transitioning, Tara and Darcy have to deal with a huge amount of lesbophobia from their peers and the show recently added scenes that suggest Darcy has a difficult home life.

Just because the show has cute squiggles and leaves instead of a dark colour palate and moody lighting doesnt mean its not a serious show. Also Heartstopper may be cutesy but the novel isnt chaste and sanitized in the way people often portray it. Nick and Charlie have some serious conversations about intimacy and how to balance that with Charlie's insecurities due to his ED. They also have sex and there is even a scene where Nick and the girls go on a college trip and they stop to buy condoms and lube and have a conversation about safe sex.

Heartstopper is an incredibly important show. I think alot of its haters take for granted just how healing it is for queer teens to have a show about queer joy and community while still seeing the characters deal with serious issues in a way that feels authentic. Nicks whole arc with coming to terms with his bisexuality and coming out was a gift within itself and the shows constant messaging about never assuming people's identities and letting people figure themselves out is more relevant than ever.

I'm not saying Heartstopper is the pinnacle of queer representation in media. What I am saying is that this is a good show that has done good things for the community wheter you like it or not. I'm also saying that just because a teen show is cute and heartwarming and isn't hyper focused on drugs and sex doesn't mean it lacks depth not every show is euphoria. Not every teen is doing drugs and having loads of sex and thats fine.

Also stop trying to say Heartstopper doesnt match up to Ofmd or Young Royals or Good Omens. It doesn't have too they arent even in the same categories and believe it or not we can hold space for more than one popular gay show at a time without them being in competition.

I have so much to cry over since I finished Heartstopper s2 this evening and this two pair of lovers are on top of my list ugh like why are they so cute (making me feel alone) I'm so happy for them but why 😫😭

This show is my comfort but as an ace who is an empath and an introvert is such an unlikely mixup of being left emotionally drained, emotionally vulnerable to emotionally broken and emotionally fragile while still physically (mentally exhausted) pining over Darcy.. we are a perfect match (she doesn't listen and I don't like talking) can see us working out for two more seasons.. pls let me have this

Alice Oseman u owe me therapy and a therapist for my therapist 😞

heartstopper spoilers

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ouch on heartstopper s2e2 where nicks older brother makes fun of him for being bi. that hits way too close to home as someone with 2 older siblings who’s still closeted to my family for that exact reason. i remember reading that part in the comic and having to take a breather

nick being able to draw is everything

love the addition of charlie writing 1.) with the pen instead of pencil :))

How did no one notice them dating when they acted like absolute fools in form together 😭💀🤧

IM SO HAPPY

one week later, realistically:

Sorry it’s so bad, I drew it with a mouse

Heartstopper season 2 came out and I finally decided to draw them all decently <3

Enjoy the drawings ~

I saw this incorrect quote somewhere and it reminded me of my new favourite dumbass duo Nick and Charlie 

I recently read heartstopper and I absolutely loved it ! For the people who haven’t read it : I definitely recommend it, it reads very fast and it’s very comforting <33